Grain-pickler.



J. E. ROBINSON & W. J. CURRIE.

GRAIN PICKLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. 1912.

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GRAIN PICKLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. 1912.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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' GRAIN-PICKLER.

Messrs.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN ELTON Ronmson and \VILLIAM James Conant, both of the village of Lauder, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gra1n- Picklers, of which the following isthe specification.

The invention relates to 'a machine for pickling grain and the object of the nvention is to provide an easily operated, 1nexpensive device whereby one can treat grain to kill smut quickly and effectively.

lVith the above object in view the invention consists essentially in a hopper provided with suitable gates, a liquid containing tank, a number of suitably supported alternately arranged deflecting plates located beneath the gates of the hopper and a feed pipe leading from the tank to a pos1- tion above the deflecting plates, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described. 7

Figure 1 represents a side view of the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same, the section being taken in the plane denoted by the line XX Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailed inverted plan view of the gate operating mechanlsm the deflector plates being removed.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 represents a platform or supportlng table carried by pairs of legs 2 and 3 reinforced by angularly disposed braces 4c.

5 is a hopper mounted on the table and having a feed opening in the bottom thereof arranged to deflect material placed in the hopper into an opening 6 formed in the table. The hopper is held in position by upright side bars 7.

8 and 9 are an opposing pair of side boards permanently secured to the inner side of the table at a point immediately adjoining the ends of the opening 6.

10, 11, 12 and 13 are pairs of angularly disposed deflecting plates carried by the boards 8 and 9 and located beneath the opening 6. The plates 10, 11 and those 12, 13 have their inner edges meeting and their outer edges located in horizontal planes somewhat below the inner edges and slightly back from the edges of the boards 8 and 9.

14, 15, 16 and 17 are further pairs of in- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 29, 1912 Serial No. 734,009.

clined deflecting plates carried by the side boards 8 and 9, the plates 14: and 15 being located more or less centrally between the formerpairs of plates while those 16 and 17 are located immediately beneath the plates 12 and 13. The outer edges of the plates 14, 15, 16 and 17 are arranged to catch grain thrown down from the plates immediately above, the top pair directing it onto the inner or adjoining ends of the plates 12 and 13 while .the lower pair direct it into any suitable receiving boX located beneath the ma chine.

18 and 19 are guard plates permanently secured to the under side of the table and located at the sides of the opening 6, such plates being arranged to direct the grain in the hopper through the opening appearing between the inner edges of the gates 20 and 21, constructed and operated as now described. The gates are more or less rectangular and are supported at their ends slidably on cross bars 22 and 23 carried by the upper ends of the side boards 8 and 9.

24 and 25 are arms extending outwardly from the gates and connected pivotally with the inner ends of levers 26 and 27 respectively. The outer end of the lever 27 is piv otally secured to the under side of the table at 28 while the lever 26 is pivotally secured more or less centrally to the under side of the table at 29.

A cross bar 30 is pivotally secured to the levers at 31 and 32. Accordingly when one desires to open the gates he simply presses the outer end of the lever 26 in the direction indicated by the arrow at. This swings the inner end of said lever and at the same time forces the inner end of the lever 27 out owing to the cross bar 30. To close the gates the lever 26 is swung in the opposite direction as will readily be understood.

33 is a liquid receiving tank mounted on the table and 34 is a feed pipe passing from the bottom of the liquid tank downwardly beneath the table and through the side board 8 the lower end of the tube terminating at the inner face of the board 9. That portion of the tube between the boards 8 and 9 is perforated at 35.

36 represents a valve in the feed pipe controlling the flow of the liquid through the same.

When the machine is to be used the gates are initially closed and any pickling solution such as blue-vitriol is placed in the tank. The grain to be treated is then placed in the hopper and the gates are manipulated by swinging the lever 26 to allow the grain to drop down on to the top pair of deflecting plates 10 and 11. In passing down it passes through the liquid conveyed from the tank through the feed pipe, which liquid squirts out through the perforations in the horizontal portion of the pipe. The liquid also acts on the grain as it is passed from the top to the bottom deflector plates effectively killing all smut.

What We claim as our invention is In a grain pickling apparatus, a hopper for receiving the grain, means for supporting said hopper, a rectangular chute carried by said hopper supporting means,

thereto, and means located in the chute for delivering a saturating liquid to said grain prior to the time or" itsarrival at the upper most part of the deflecting plates in and for'the purpose described.

JOHN ELTON ROBINSON. WILLIAM JAMES GURRIE. In the presence of- R. T. LOGAN, H. H. LOGAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. r

Signed at Winnipeg this 15th day of July, 

